James Gardiner (British Army officer)

James Gardiner
Born11 January 1688
Bo'ness, Kingdom of Scotland
Died21 September 1745(1745-09-21) (aged 57)
Prestonpans, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain
AllegianceDutch Republic
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
Service years1702 (Dutch Republic)
1702–1707 (Kingdom of England)
1707-1745 (Kingdom of Great Britain)
Conflicts
War of the Spanish Succession
Battle of Ramillies

War of the Austrian Succession

Battle of Prestonpans †
Children13

Colonel James Gardiner (11 January 1688 – 21 September 1745) was a Scottish soldier serving in the Dutch, English, and British armies, including during the 1745 Jacobite rising, in which he was killed at the Battle of Prestonpans.

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